Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Dragonslayer (1981)
I wanted to follow up my review of Excalibur (1981) with Dragonslayer (1981), not just because it’s another sword & sorcery film released the same year, but because it’s trying to do much the same thing thematically, albeit with a … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 80's, Dragon, Fantasy, Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, Sword and Sorcery, Walt Disney
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Excalibur (1981)
John Boorman is not after realism with Excalibur (1981). The dialogue, the characterizations, the behaviors – none of these are intended to replicate real life, but are deliberately outsized, almost predetermined. The characters behave as they are intended to behave: as … Continue reading
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
There’s a good chance that if you grew up in the 80’s and you loved fantasy, you remember The Flight of Dragons (1982). For years, my memory was extremely selective – I recalled an early scene set in a bookstore … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV
Tagged 80's, Animation, Dragon, fairies, Fantasy, Harry Morgan, James Earl Jones, John Ritter, Made-For-TV Movie, Magician, Rankin-Bass, Sword and Sorcery
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